Also known as the Liar's Paradox, this theorem is a delight for mathematicians who love a good lie.
Named after the great mathematician Pierre de Fermat, this theorem is a doozy. It states that every even perfect number is the sum of two prime numbers.
But, of course, it's not just any ordinary theorem. No, no, no. It's a theorem with a twist. A paradox, if you will.
For, you see, it's a theorem that says that if a number is not a perfect number, then it's not a perfect number. But what if it's a perfect number, but not in the classical sense?
This is where things get really interesting. You see, we can define a new type of perfect number, one that's not quite like the others.
This new perfect number is not equal to the sum of two prime numbers, but rather the sum of two non-prime numbers. Ah ha!
This is the Fermat Theorem, folks. It's a mind-bender, a paradox-bender, and a logic-bender all rolled into one.
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